Google has finally unveiled the Pixel 5a 5G, but it is only available to buy in the United States and Japan. It is the company’s latest budget offering in the Pixel a-series. If you are wondering what has changed in comparison to the Pixel 4a 5G or the regular Pixel 4a from last year, you have come to the right place. In this article, we will compare the specifications of the Pixel 5a 5G vs Pixel 4a 5G vs Pixel 4a.

Google Pixel 5a’s launch comes at a time when the Pixel 6 flagship series with the in-house Google Tensor chip is right around the corner. Since these are in different price categories, Pixel 5a’s launch shouldn’t significantly affect the sales of the Pixel 6 series. If you are planning to purchase a budget Google phone, here are your options in 2021.

  • Design and Display
  • Hardware Specs
  • Camera
  • Battery
  • Software and Updates
  • Colors and Price
  • Google Pixel 5a 5G vs Pixel 4a 5G vs Pixel 4a: Specs Comparison
  • Will Pixel 5a Launch in India?

Design and Display

Hardware Specs

Under the hood, Google has used the same octa-core Snapdragon 765G on both Pixel 5a 5G and Pixel 4a 5G. This is disappointing if you consider the fact Snapdragon 778G, a successor to the Snapdragon 765G, is already available in the market. To recall, the regular Pixel 4a that lacks 5G connectivity launched with Snapdragon 730G chipset. For GPU, Adreno 620 is present in the 4a 5G and 5a 5G, while the regular one utilizes Adreno 618. You get 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB of internal storage across all these devices.

One area where you will feel a noticeable improvement if you have used an old Pixel a-series phone is the battery. Unlike the 3,140mAh and 3,885mAh batteries seen on the 4a and 4a 5G, respectively, the new Pixel 5a 5G offers a bigger 4,680mAh battery. For charging the battery, you get 18W fast charging across all these phones. Unfortunately, none of these phones support wireless charging.

Software and Updates

A key reason why people opt for Pixel phones is timely software updates and security patches. While the Pixel 4a launched with Android 10, the 4a 5G and 5a 5G come with Android 11 out of the box.

Oh, and before I forget, you will not get unlimited high-quality Google Photos backups with the Pixel 5a 5G. If you want that perk, you should be looking at the Pixel 4a 5G or 4a. To be clear, this refers to compressed high-quality images and not the original quality one that’s exclusive to the original Pixel now.

Pixel 4a comes in two colorways – Just Black and Barely Blue. The 4a 5G retails in Just Black and Clearly White color variants. The new 5a 5G is available in Mostly Black color option.

Coming to the pricing, the Pixel 4a is available to buy at $349, while the 4a 5G retails at $499. The new Pixel 5a 5G is $50 cheaper than the 4a 5G at $449.

To recap everything we have discussed above, check the specifications comparison table for the Pixel 5a, Pixel 4a 5G, and Pixel 4a:

Will Pixel 5a Launch in India?

Thanks to Google’s poor smartphone launch strategies, no Pixel article is complete without the obvious question – Will this Pixel phone be available in one of the world’s biggest smartphone markets, India? Well, unfortunately, the company had already confirmed back in April that the Pixel 5a 5G will not launch in India. Moreover, with the 5a 5G, the availability is limited to the US and Japan.